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Japan vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Japan
Costa Rica
Japan
0 : 1
27th of November 2022 10:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Costa Rica

Live comments

  • 0' - The game is set. Costa Rica kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' - Yuto Nagatomo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' - It looks surprising Costa Rica does not make any changes. Ko Itakura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Costa Rica winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' - Brandon Aguilera needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' - The travelling Costa Rica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' - Costa Rica is showing some good football. However, Costa Rica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daichi Kamada made 163 appearances and scored 68 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' - It’s high time Luis Suarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' - Anthony Contreras is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 42' - The referee calls foul for Anthony Contreras. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' - The referee calls foul for Miki Yamane. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' - Another substitution for Japan to replace Ayase Ueda by Takuma Asano on 46 minute.
  • 51' - Costa Rica looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Keysher Fuller scoring 1 goals.
  • 56' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Japan that had 79 games and scored 18 goals.
  • 61' - The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 62' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Celso Borges on 62.
  • 62' - Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kaoru Mitoma is hanging Miki Yamane on the field on 62 minute.
  • 65' - Another change for Costa Rica made on 65 minute. Gerson Torres leaves to be changed by Brandon Aguilera.
  • 67' - The Japan manager makes a substitution. Ritsu Doan departs to be replaced by Junya Ito.
  • 70' - Costa Rica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 71' - The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Japan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' - Costa Rica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keysher Fuller on 81.
  • 82' - Another substitution for Japan to replace Yuki Soma by Takumi Minamino on 82 minute.
  • 84' - It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ko Itakura.
  • 89' - The Costa Rica manager makes a substitution. Celso Borges departs to be replaced by Youstin Salas.
  • 90' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Wataru Endo on 90.
  • 90' - Another change for Costa Rica made on 90 minute. Joel Campbell leaves to be changed by Daniel Chacon.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Today 2022-11-27 Japan vs Costa Rica are fighting Worldcup league on Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Costa Rica had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Stuart Burt, Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett, Benoit Millot, Jerome Brisard, Maguette N'Diaye

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Costa Rica

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2
2019-06-17 Japan
Chile 		0
4
2018-07-02 Belgium
Japan 		3
2

Costa Rica Past Matches

2022-11-23 Spain
Costa Rica 		7
0
2018-06-27 Switzerland
Costa Rica 		2
2
2018-06-22 Brazil
Costa Rica 		2
0
2018-06-17 Costa Rica
Serbia 		0
1
2016-08-21 Costa Rica
SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 		0
6